that was something unheard of before
but then she was crowned queen
and she decided that a kingdom befitted a king
and so would a queendom a queen
which is what she called her speck of earth
and her people planted peonies on their windowsills
and welcomed wayfaring strangers, and paupers, and kings alike
and they sang their praises each morning with the rising sun
and no one would ever say that a queendom was worth less
than what they’d had before